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HITHERTO the most successful methods1,2 of growing large quartz crystals have employed a hydrothermal technique in which melting-quality quartz is used as the source material for maintaining the supersaturation of the liquid with respect to silica in the vicinity of the growing crystals. We have now found means whereby the melting-quality quartz can be replaced satisfactorily by other mineral substances rich in silica, such as flint and quartzite. These materials have the advantage of ready availability in the United Kingdom.
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BROWN, C., KELL, R., MIDDLETON, P. et al. Influence of Impurities on the Growth of Quartz Crystals from Flint and Quartzite. Nature 175, 602–603 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175602a0
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